[sdiy] USB ports instead of Midi?

[mikko.a.helin at nokia.com]

Hi,

Can you use the Roland (or Yamaha) RS-232 MIDI drivers with the FTDI VCP drivers? If the drivers recognize the virtual COM port which the FTDI drivers (VCP) make it would be very easy to make any MIDI device (keyboard scanner, MIDI-to-CV converter etc.) with the FTDI chips. Also the Roland drivers are also multiclient so you can have your sound editor (SoundDiver etc.) open at the same time with the sequencer.
Not so good thing is that you can't order the chips or kits direct from Ftdichips with credit card...

-Mikko

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Paul Maddox [mailto:Paul.Maddox at wavesynth.com]
> Sent: 19. January 2002 0:26
> To: Jim Patchell
> Cc: Synth DIY List
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] USB ports instead of Midi?
> 
> 
> Jim,
> 
> 
> >     I am looking at the Cypress ScanLogic chips (SL811HS to 
> be exact).
> > Anybody know of any other manufacturers of USB slave chips that are
> > suitable for embedded processors?  The SL811 looks pretty 
> cool.  But I
> > seem to remember that National had one (they have probably 
> already made
> > it obsolete), and somewhere in my office I have a data sheet for the
> > PDIUSBD12 from Philips.  Anybody have any pros/cons between the
> > ScanLogic chip and the Philips chip?
> 
> FTDI
> Their chips are superb!!
> http://www.ftdichip.com
> 
> Better than that though, you can download drivers for PC/MAc for free!
> AND, the have evaluation kits!
> I used the DLP-USB1 with the waveterm C, parallel data, with 
> read+write
> lines
> quick simple and it works!!!
> 
> Paul
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